Johnson said Wednesday that he wants to sit down with Baldwin and discuss areas where they can agree as they prepare to represent Wisconsin together in the U.S. Senate.

But Johnson acknowledges that he and Baldwin are about as polar opposite politically as could be.

Johnson is a tea party Republican elected in 2010. Baldwin is a liberal Democrat and the first openly gay candidate ever elected to the Senate.

Baldwin says voters sent a message Tuesday with her victory and by re-electing President Barack Obama that they are tired of gridlock in Washington.

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